'Room for improvement': Why firms are calling on SBTi to strengthen requirements on CO2 removal

Michael Holder
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Climeworks direct air capture plant | Credit: Julia Dunlop
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Climeworks direct air capture plant | Credit: Julia Dunlop

Science Based Targets initiative urged to clarify how and when companies can used permanent CO2 removal credits to help reach net zero goals

More than a dozen firms have called on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to strengthen its requirements for carbon dioxide removal and offsetting in the certification body's net zero standard...

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